GETENT(1) - General Commands Manual

GETENT(1) - General Commands Manual # GETENT(1) - General Commands Manual NAME # getent - get entries from administrative database SYNOPSIS # getent database [key …] DESCRIPTION # The getent program retrieves and displays entries from the administrative database specified by database. The order in which entries are looked up is defined by the specific database (for example, the lookup order for the “hosts” database is determined by resolv.conf(5)). The display format for a given database is as per the “traditional” file format for that database. ...